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mhatrw

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12. frogs in a slowly heating cauldron

Reply to Shandris (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 04:50 AM

Oct 2015

I do not understand why we still can't see this coming and worse at this point.

We have already acquiesced on NSA spying, the Patriot Act, drug testing, and credit checks to get jobs.

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I just read about China's new "credit score" system, and this is insane [View all] GummyBearz Oct 2015 OP

Talk about a whole new level of encouraging conformity... AZ Progressive Oct 2015 #1

Just wait until Corp America tells us to conform so they can sell more goods to China FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #2

This is probably something we'll find is in the TPP after the fact. LOL n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #7

Sounds like someone's favorite book is "1984". brush Oct 2015 #9

Wait til they try the trial balloon here in America. Rex Oct 2015 #3

Like that Peeple Yelp site Generic Other Oct 2015 #6

Facebook on steroids. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #4

This is a perfect way to maintain an authoritarian society. Oneironaut Oct 2015 #5

All the fucked up things China does LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #8

pilot program for the globalized world n/t mhatrw Oct 2015 #10

So just like here, except it's the online mob and not the government. Shandris Oct 2015 #11

frogs in a slowly heating cauldron mhatrw Oct 2015 #12

We have it already. AngryAmish Oct 2015 #14

That is messed up davidpdx Oct 2015 #13

kick for more views n/t mhatrw Oct 2015 #15